The Ganges is the most sacred river in India and it is near the sacred cities of Varanasi and Haridwar. It springs in the Himalaya glaciers situated over 6700 m high and is 2.510 km long. People throw the ashes of the dead in this river and swimming in its waters is considered one of the most important rites because it is thought that the river has the power to purify. The basin of the Ganges is one of the most fertile and most densely populated in the world and it is a tributary of the Bramaputra. About 160 million people live on its banks. The shark Leuca, one of the most aggressive and dangerous sharks, populates the Ganges.
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The Ganges is the most sacred river in India and it is near the sacred cities of Varanasi and Haridwar. It springs in the Himalaya glaciers situated over 6700 m high and is 2.510 km long. People throw the ashes of the dead in this river and swimming in its waters is considered one of the most important rites because it is thought that the river has the power to purify. The basin of the Ganges is one of the most fertile and most densely populated in the world and it is a tributary of the Bramaputra. About 160 million people live on its banks.
The shark Leuca, one of the most aggressive and dangerous sharks, populates the Ganges.
(adapted from
http://www.standuppaddling.it/content/view/1881/108/ http://www.liceoberchet.it/ricerche/geo4d_03/India/idrografia_2l.htm)
Here is a TRUE/FALSE exercise:
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